Kaaren Mathias

Articles by Kaaren Mathias

Dr Kaaren Mathias is a public health physician who leads Project Burans (https://projectburans.wixsite.com/burans), a partnership initiative of the Emmanuel Hospital Association, working with communities for mental health in Uttarakhand, India.

By scooter or on foot – women keep pushing for equality in Uttarakhand and around the globe

Posted in articles by Kaaren Mathias on March 1, 2019

Suddenly women are driving scooters everywhere in Mussoorie, the small North Indian town where I work with a local non-profit organisation. This change in the gender norms of vehicle driving means that I have to leave for work ten minutes earlier than I did a couple of years back. Two … Read more »

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What’s the opposite of historical trauma?

By Kerry Scott on May 24, 2019

American Indian scholar Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart developed the concept of historical trauma in relation to the cumulative emotional harm of colonialism. The term has since been applied to the legacies of slavery, genocide, and war as well. These events reverberate through generations, whether through social processes or epigenetics, … Read more »

Beauty is so much more than your image in the mirror

By Deepika Saluja on May 17, 2019

It is Mental Health Awareness Week (May 13th-19th) and this has, as usual, brought discussions around mental health to the fore. The initiative began in 2001 and has been organised by the Mental Health Foundation, UK since then. Each year has a dedicated theme – this year’s is #bodyimage. ‘Body … Read more »

Trachoma in Australia: environmental improvement needed for long-term elimination

By Liam McBride Kelly on May 13, 2019

Australia is the only developed nation endemic for trachoma, a blinding bacterial infection of the eye. Developing countries such as Morocco and Cambodia have recently eliminated the disease. However, in Australia, one of the wealthiest countries in the world, trachoma remains highly prevalent among Indigenous Australians living in remote communities, … Read more »

#NotATarget: Protecting peace-building health workers in the line of duty

By Clara Affun-Adegbulu on May 10, 2019

Last year, members of the health community came together to commemorate Alma Ata. While there was cause for celebration in Astana, it was nonetheless clear that progress had been uneven and people in some parts of the world were in danger of being left behind. There are of course many … Read more »

Joining hands and heads to reach the SDGs in West Africa – and how WANEL assists in this

By Juliana Gnamon on May 7, 2019

On 15-16 April, the Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale (IPAR), a local think tank working at the regional (i.e. West African) level, gathered stakeholders from various fields in Dakar, Senegal. Reflections and discussions focused on results of a pilot research project led by the think tank on measurement of efforts … Read more »

From “Health for All” to “Universal Health”: The Americas Region Seems to Get it. Again.

By Renzo Guinto on May 6, 2019

This April, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) released a report entitled “Universal Health in the 21st Century: 40 Years of Alma-Ata.” As the title implies, the report commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care (PHC), arguably one of the most important documents in the … Read more »

IHP | Switching the Poles in International Health Policies

switching the poles in international health policies

Articles by Kaaren Mathias

By scooter or on foot – women keep pushing for equality in Uttarakhand and around the globe